Ten draws: Everton v Manchester United, Brentford v Middlesbrough, Norwich v Swansea, Watford v Coventry, Ayr v Dunfermline, Brechin v Stirling, Stenhousemuir v Edinburgh, Huesca v Eibar, Atalanta v Inter Milan, Parma v Fiorentina.
Best draws: Everton v Manchester United, Brentford v Middlesbrough, Norwich v Swansea, Watford v Coventry, Ayr v Dunfermline.
Weekend's best bets: Six aways: Leeds, Tottenham, Preston, Wimbledon, Dumbarton, Falkirk.
Weekend's best bets: Ten homes: Arsenal, West Ham, Derby, Huddersfield, Reading, Boreham Wood, Torquay, Rangers, Hearts, Annan.
Pick of the draws: You're never sure what Manchester United are going to do next these days but they are playing better away than at home and I can see them holding Everton, who have lost their early season zip. Veteran manager Neil Warnock is starting to get the best out of Middlesbrough, who are climbing the Championship table. They can get something from their visit to mid-table Brentford. Swansea are hot on the heels of leaders Reading and I believe they'll share the spoils at Norwich, whose winning sequence was ended in midweek when Millwall held them to a goalless draw at Carrow Road. Watford will begin firm favourites against Coventry but the Midlanders, who beat Reading 3-2 at home last Friday, could upset the odds again. Dunfermline lead the Scottish Championship on merit and should take at least a point at Ayr.
Away days: Leeds showed what they are capable of by defeating Aston Villa 3-0 away as well as giving champions Liverpool an almighty fright at Anfield on the opening day of the season. They are worth backing at Crystal Palace, who were well beaten at Wolves last Friday. Tottenham are among the Premier League's front-runners and must be fancied at West Brom, who have fallen into the relegation zone. Preston's best results in the Championship have been away from Deepdale, especially the 3-0 win at Reading in midweek, and I think they'll take three points off Rotherham. It's the FA Cup first round this weekend and League One Wimbledon should progress at the expense of League Two Barrow. High-flying Dumbarton are recommended at East Fife, who prop up Scottish League One, while Falkirk look a good bet at Partick.
Homes sweet homes: Derby's recent improvement has not been reflected in their Championship results but they can put that right against Barnsley. Boreham Wood, of the National League, have a great chance of going through to the FA Cup second round when they host crisis club Southend, bottom of League Two. Torquay, who lead the National League, will approach their tie against Crawley with the same confidence.
Pools info: Brighton v Burnley (No 2 on coupon) is being played on Friday and is therefore void.
I scored five out of six aways and eight out of 10 homes last weekend. The five aways were Chelsea, Manchester City, Sunderland, Port Vale and Motherwell. The eight homes were Tottenham, Stoke, Wycombe, Fleetwood, Peterborough, Barrow, Newport and Dunfermline.
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